Focus Tomato vs LoFiPomo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Tomato
This app helps you stay focused and productive using a modified Pomodoro technique. It guides you through focused work intervals and short breaks, with features to prevent distractions and allow flexibility in your work sessions.
- Goal setting and breaking down tasks
- 25-minute focus intervals
- 5-minute rest periods
- Extended breaks after 4 cycles
- Flexible timer duration
- Do Not Disturb mode
- Integrates with other productivity tools
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## App Of The Day - Apple ## New Apps We Love - Apple ## Try These Out - Apple ## Student App of the Month - The App Brewery (London) Focus Tomato is a serious tomato helping you stay focused. Cheer you up when you succeed. —— Recommended consuming order —— Step 1: Goal setting If the goal is too big, break it down. Step 2: only focus for 25 minutes * Only focus on one thing * Avoid distraction; make efforts to keep the Tomato running (ex. if someone hits you up, tell him/her getting back to you shortly!) * Better to watch the timer counting Step 3: Rest for 5 minutes * Not suitable for mental consuming tasks * Light activities that are good for your mind and body * Pause your work momentarily can help you view things from another perspective and avoid couldn't see the forests for the trees. Step 4: Repeat 4 times, then take a more extended rest for 15 to 30 minutes Repeat the previous two steps for 4 times, and take a 15 to 30 minutes long rest —— After taking it, you can gain the following benefits on top of straight As —— * Prevent distracting and stay focused more easily: counting down timer brings good stress * Reduce interruptions: postpone other tasks; most things can wait for 25 minutes * Avoid procrastinating: when the timer is running, it means the declaration of a focused time frame * Endure longer: with adequate rest, you can run further —— Features of “Focus Tomato” —— Based on the Pomodoro method with new spice-ups and improvements. * Do not force stop; keep the flow Classical Promodoro clock asks you to stop working asap when time is up; Focus Tomato only notifies you with sound and does not force you to stop. You can keep staying in the zone and running the timer. * Fractional time is allowed Classical Promodoro clock requires to maintain 25 minutes duration. Focus Tomato freely lets you count the fractional time as long as it starts running. * Modifiable Timeline It is usual to forget to stop the timer. Focus Tomato allows you to modify the Timeline and make adjustments afterward. * Do Not Disturb mode is available Distracted by too many notifications? Do Not Disturb mode can be enabled when Focus Tomato is running. * Integrate smoothly with other work methods and/or apps Because the app only applies the timing part of the Promodoro technique, in addition to the original Promodoro method, you can also use the Reminder, Trello, or physical notebooks along with it. Good tomato, why not eat it?
LoFiPomo
Enhance your focus and productivity with a customizable timer based on the Pomodoro Technique. Set work and break durations, choose LoFi sounds, and track tasks across multiple Apple devices.
- Customizable focus and break durations
- LoFi focus sounds
- Intuitive and beautiful interface
- Task-based Pomodoro tracking
- Multi-device support (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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this simple way to stay focused and productive. Use 「LoFiPomo」 and get things done. Basic steps - specific concentration and rest duration can be adjusted by yourself. 1、Set estimate pomodoros (1 = 25min of work) for each tasks 2、Select a task to work on 3、Start timer and focus on the task for 25 minutes 4、Take a break for 5 minutes when the alarm ring 5、Iterate 2-4 until you finish the tasks Here is what this app offers: • Simple, beautiful and intuitive interface. • Focus with LoFi sounds • Customize the length of Focus Session, short break, and long break. • Customize focus sessions, and sounds. • Support multiple devices, Mac,iPhone, iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LoFiPomo at none against Focus Tomato's 1. LoFiPomo also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Focus Tomato's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Focus Tomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LoFiPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Focus Tomato against 5.0 for LoFiPomo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Tomato has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Focus Tomato's written reviews are positive against 100% of LoFiPomo's.
| Parameter | Focus Tomato | LoFiPomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIH-SHAN LIU | 婧嘉 郭 |
Customer experience
Focus Tomato
LoFiPomo
Bugs and requests
Focus Tomato
Reported bugs
2 issues- Upgrade didn't work as expected
- Timer stops when switching to other apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add a dark mode option
- Implement a widget for quick access
- Introduce a leaderboard or progress tracking
- Allow syncing across devices
LoFiPomo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus Tomato
- Tomato King$4.99
LoFiPomo
No in-app purchases









